General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GLASS, METAL, QUARTZ INNER TUBE, CERAMIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

28.0 cm

Width

11.5 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Lighting Technology

Category

Lamp bulbs

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

General Electric

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

THIS LAMP WAS USED IN 'OPERATION ALADDIN', A PROJECT RUN BY ONT. HYDROIN THE 1960S TO DEMONSTRATE THE BENEFITS OF FLOODLIGHTING BY GOING INTO SELECTED COMMUNITIES & SETTING UP SAMPLE LIGHTING INSTALLATIONS ON VARIOUS PUBLIC BUILDINGS

Function

LIGHTING/ SPECIAL/ OUTDOOR/ USED FOR STREET LIGHTING, SPORTS AREAS & INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING

Technical

MERCURY LIGHTING BECAME MORE POPULAR IN THE 1950'S WITH VARIOUS TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE/ THIS LAMP HAS AN OXIDE ELECTRODE WHICH WAS INTRODUCED IN 1958 - IT INCREASED THE LUMEN MAINTENANCE OF THE LAMP & MADE FOR EASIER STARTING IN COLD WEATHER/ THERE WAS ALSO LESS BLACKENING OF THE ARC TUBE WITH THIS ELECTRODE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STAMPED ON BULB 'GENERAL ['GE' IN LOGO] ELECTRIC/ BONUS LINE/ MERCURY/ H 400 DX33-1/ 39'/ STAMPED IN BASE 'JFMAMJJASOND 1234567890'/ HANDWRITTEN ON BULB '400 W/ GE/ 2[4]000 Hrs'/ HYDRO # HANDPAINTED ON NECK '1956'

Missing

N/A

Finish

BULB HAS WHITE INTERIOR COATING, CLEAR & COLOURLESS NECK, INNER PTS SILVERTONE, BASE IS GOLDTONE WITH BLACK BOTTOM

Decoration

N/A